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Food prices in Hungary
Is it expensive in the shops in Hungary? Will I pay a lot for groceries in Hungary? On this page you will find the current price list of food products in Hungary, such as: chicken breast, milk, potatoes, oranges, or eggs (The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in Hungary Hungarian forint (HUF). For 10 US dollars you can get 3.89 thousand Hungarian forints. For 100 US dollars you can get 38.9 thousand Hungarian forints. And the other way around: For 100 Hungarian forints you can get 0.257 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Hungary
What are the different prices in the cities in Hungary? Look here: Prices in cities in Hungary
Prices: Budapest Debrecen Eger Gyor Miskolc Sopron Szeged Pecs Székesfehérvár Szombathely
bread
$1.4 ($0.9 - $2.1)
61% is less expensive than in United States
cheese
$9.3 ($5.4 - $16.7)
28% is less expensive than in United States
rice
$1.7 ($1 - $2.6)
63% is less expensive than in United States
tomatoes
$2.7 ($1.2 - $4.6)
by half less than in United States
bananas
$1.6 ($1.2 - $2.3)
2.2% is less expensive than in United States
wine
$4.4 ($2.6 - $7.7)
71% is less expensive than in United States
Below you will find a list of prices for dairy, cheese, drinks, vegetables, and fruit in Hungary (The last update: 4 days ago)
List of prices of food products available in stores and small shops in Hungary
- Milk (regular), 1 liter $0.99 (HUF 385)
- A loaf of fresh white bread (500g) $1.4 (HUF 535)
- Eggs (regular) (12) $2.4 (HUF 951)
- Local Cheese (1kg) $9.3 (HUF 3.62K)
- Water (1.5 liter bottle) $0.45 (HUF 173)
- A bottle of wine (mid-range) $4.4 (HUF 1.7K)
- Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle) $0.93 (HUF 361)
- Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) $1.2 (HUF 478)
- Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) $5.4 (HUF 2.1K)
- Chicken breasts (skinless and boneless) - (1kg) $5 (HUF 1.93K)
- Apples (1kg) $1.4 (HUF 535)
- Oranges (1kg) $1.7 (HUF 652)
- Potatoes (1kg) $1.1 (HUF 410)
- Lettuce (1 head) $1.2 (HUF 452)
- Kilo of white rice $1.7 (HUF 664)
- Tomatoes (1kg) $2.7 (HUF 1.06K)
- Bananas (1kg) $1.6 (HUF 638)
- Onions (1kg) $1.1 (HUF 446)
- Beef (1kg) (or similar red meat) $10.9 (HUF 4.24K)
- Pears (1kg) $1.7 (HUF 642)
- Cucumber (1kg) $1.5 (HUF 581)
- Perrier Water (small bottle 0.33l) $0.9 (HUF 350)
- Sausage (1kg) $9.9 (HUF 3.85K)
- Cottage cheese (1kg) $6 (HUF 2.32K)
- Whisky 18.47 $18.5 (HUF 7.18K)
- Rum 18.19 $18.2 (HUF 7.07K)
- Vodka 16.39 $16.4 (HUF 6.37K)
- Gin 17.08 $17.1 (HUF 6.64K)
Price changes in previous years in Hungary
Price changes in Oranges over the years: 2011: $0.87(HUF 336), 2012: $0.9(HUF 350), 2013: $0.93(HUF 362), 2014: $0.88(HUF 341), 2015: $0.88(HUF 341), 2016: $0.92(HUF 359), 2017: $0.99(HUF 383), and 2018: $0.97(HUF 376)
Have the prices of vegetables and fruits increased in Hungary?
See how potato prices have changed in 2011: $0.32(HUF 124), 2012: $0.41(HUF 161), 2013: $0.5(HUF 194), 2014: $0.47(HUF 183), 2015: $0.42(HUF 165), 2016: $0.49(HUF 192), 2017: $0.48(HUF 186), and 2018: $0.53(HUF 204)
Price changes in Eggs over the years: 2010: $1(HUF 402), 2011: $0.88(HUF 343), 2012: $1.4(HUF 537), 2013: $1.2(HUF 486), 2014: $1.2(HUF 467), 2015: $1.2(HUF 465), 2016: $1.2(HUF 465), 2017: $1.2(HUF 460), and 2018: $1.4(HUF 537)
Price changes in Rice over the years: 2012: $0.71(HUF 277), 2013: $0.7(HUF 272), 2014: $0.76(HUF 297), 2015: $0.65(HUF 251), 2016: $0.77(HUF 301), 2017: $0.69(HUF 270), and 2018: $0.83(HUF 321)
Has the price of meat decreased in stores in Hungary?
The prices of beef have changed in recent years: 2015: $6.4(HUF 2.47K), 2016: $5.9(HUF 2.3K), 2017: $5.8(HUF 2.26K), and 2018: $6.6(HUF 2.57K).
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
tomatoes
$2.7 ($1.2 - $4.6)
by half less than in United States
cheese
$9.3 ($5.4 - $16.7)
28% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$15.1 ($10.3 - $23)
79% is less expensive than in United States
wine
$4.4 ($2.6 - $7.7)
71% is less expensive than in United States
local beer
$1.9 ($0.9 - $3.1)
68% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$1.6 ($1.2 - $2.3)
2.2% is less expensive than in United States